Ultimax DS-7216HFI-SH, DS-7216HVI-SH, DS-7204HWI-SH, DS-7208HVI-SH, DS-7208HWI-SH Quick Operation Manual

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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV Series DVR

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This manual is applicable to DS-7204HVI-SH, DS-7208HVI-SH, DS-7216HVI-SH; DS-7204HFI-SH, DS-

7208HFI-SH, DS-7216HFI-SH; DS-7204HWI-SH, DS-7208HWI-SH, DS-7216HWI-SH; DS-7204HVI-SV, DS­7208HVI-SV and DS-7216HVI-SV series DVR.

DVR Pre-Installation

The DS-7200-SH/SV Series DVR is highly advanced surveillance equipment that should be installed with care.
Please take into consideration the following precautionary steps before installation of the DVR.

1. Keep all liquids away from the DVR.

2. Install the DVR in a well-ventilated and dust-free area.

3. Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications.

4. Install a manufacturer recommended HDD.

DVR Installation

During the installation of the DVR:

1. Use brackets for rack mounting.

2. Ensure there is ample room for audio and video cables.

3. When installing cables, ensure that the bend radius of the cables are no less than five times than its diameter.

4. Connect both the alarm and RS-485 cable.

5. Allow at least 2cm (~0.75-inch) of space between racks mounted devices.

6. Ensure the DVR is grounded.

7. Environmental temperature should be within the range of -10 ºC ~ 55 ºC, 14ºF ~ 131ºF.

8. Environmental humidity should be within the range of 10% ~ 90%.

Hard Disk Installation

Before you start:

Before installing a hard disk drive (HDD), please make sure the power is disconnected from the DVR. A factory
recommended HDD should be used for this installation.
Tools Required: Screwdriver.
To install a HDD on your DVR:

1. Remove the cover from the DVR by unfastening the screws on the back and side.

2. Install the HDD in the HDD rack using the provided screws. Fasten the screws on the

bottom to fix the HDD.

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3. Connect the HDD to the motherboard of the DVR with the included data cable.

4. Connect the power cable to the HDD.

5. Re-install the cover of the DVR and fasten screws.

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Front Panel

The front panel of DS-7200-SH/SV is shown below:

Table 1 Description of Control Panel Buttons

No. Name Function Description

1 POWER POWER indicator turns green when DVR is powered up.
2 STATUS STATUS indicator lights in red when data is being read from or written to

HDD.

3 Tx/Rx Tx/Rx indictor blinks green when network connection is functioning properly.
4 USB Interface Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.
5 IR Receiver Receiver for IR remote.

Rear Panel

DS-7204HVI/HFI/HWI-SH and DS-7204HVI-SV:

DS-7208HVI/HFI/HWI-SH and DS-7208HVI-SV:

Note: The rear panel of DS-7216-SH/SV series DVR provides 16 video input interfaces, 16 alarm input interfaces

and 4 alarm output interfaces.

Table 2 Description of Rear Panel

No. Item Description
1 VIDEO IN BNC connector for analog video input.
2 VIDEO OUT

BNC connector for video output.

3 USB Interface

Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.

4 HDMI HDMI video output.
5 VGA DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.

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6 Alarm In/Out Connector for alarm input/output.
7 AUDIO IN RCA connector for audio input.
8 AUDIO OUT RCA connector for audio output.
9 LAN Interface Connector for LAN (Local Area Network).
10 RS-485 Interface Connector for RS-485 devices. Connect the D+ and D- terminals to T+

and T- of PTZ receiver respectively.

11 12V 12VDC power supply.
12 POWER Switch for turning on/off the device.
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GND Ground (needs to be connected when DVR starts up).

Peripheral Connections

Connecting to Alarm Input / Output Device

The alarm input is an open/closed relay. If the input is not an open/closed relay, follow the connection diagram
below:

To connect to an AC/DC load, use the following diagram:

For DC load, JP4 can be used within the limit of 12V/1A safely. If the interface is connected to an AC load, JP4
should be left open. Use an external relay for safety (as shown in the figure above).
There are 4 jumpers (JP4, JP5, JP6, and JP7) on the motherboard, each corresponding with one alarm output. By
default, jumpers are connected. To connect an AC load, jumpers should be removed.

Note: An external relay is needed to prevent electric shock when connecting to an AC load.

Alarm Connection

To connect alarm devices to the DVR:

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1. Disconnect pluggable block from the ALARM IN /ALARM OUT terminal block.

2. Press and hold the orange part of the pluggable block; insert signal cables into slots and release the orange part.

Ensure signal cables are in tight.

3. Connect pluggable block back into terminal block.

RS-485 Connections

To connect RS-485 devices (e.g., pan/tilt unit) to the DVR:
Press and hold the orange part of the pluggable block; insert signal cables into slots and release the orange part.
Ensure signal cables are in tight.

Note: Make sure the pan/tilt receiver unit is connected to the D+ and D- of the RS-485 terminal of DVR.

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Specifications

Table 3 Specifications for DS-7200HFI-SH

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Model DS-7204HFI-SH DS-7208HFI-SH DS-7216HFI-SH

Video/Audio

input

Video compression H.264
Video input 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch

Video input interface BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), PAL /NTSC self-adaptive
Audio compression G.711
Audio input 1-ch / 4-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 kΩ)
Two-way audio input 1-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 kΩ) (using the audio input)

Video/Audio

output

HDMI/VGA output 1-ch, resolution:

1080P:
1920×1080/60Hz
UXGA:
1600×1200/60Hz
SXGA:
1280×1024/60Hz
720P: 1280×720/60Hz
XGA: 1024×768/60Hz

1-ch, resolution:
1080P: 1920×1080/60Hz,
SXGA: 1280×1024/60Hz,
720P: 1280×720/60Hz,
XGA: 1024×768/60Hz

CVBS output 1-ch, BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω),

resolution: PAL: 704 × 576, NTSC: 704 × 480

Encoding resolution 4CIF / 2CIF / CIF / QCIF
Frame rate 25 fps (P) / 30 fps (N)
Video bit rate 32 Kbps ~ 3072 Kbps, or user defined (Max. 3072 Kbps)
Audio output 1-ch, RCA (Linear, 1 kΩ)
Audio bit rate 64 Kbps
Dual-stream Support; Sub-stream: CIF / QCIF @ 25 fps (P) / 30 fps (N))
Stream type Video, Video & Audio
Synchronous playback 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch

Hard disk SATA 1 SATA interface 2 SATA interfaces 2 SATA interfaces

Capacity Up to 4TB capacity

External
interface

Network interface 1, RJ45 10M / 100M Ethernet interface
Serial interface 1 RS-485 interface, half-duplex
USB interface 2, USB 2.0
Alarm in / out 4 / 1 8 / 4 16 / 4

General Power supply 12 VDC

Consumption
(without HDD or
DVD-R/W)

≤ 10 W ≤ 15 W ≤ 20 W

Working temperature -10 ºC ~+55 ºC
Working humidity 10% ~ 90%
Chassis Standalone 1U chassis 19-inch rack-

mounted 1U chassis

19-inch rack­mounted 1U chassis

Dimensions
(W × D × H)

315 × 230 × 45 mm 445 × 290 × 45 mm 445 × 290 × 45 mm

Weight
(without HDD or
DVD-R/W)

≤ 2 kg ≤ 4 kg ≤ 4 kg

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Table 4 Specifications for DS-7200HVI-SH

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Model DS-7204HVI-SH DS-7208HVI-SH DS-7216HVI-SH

Video/Audio

input

Video compression H.264
Video input 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch
Video input

interface

BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), PAL /NTSC self-adaptive

Audio
compression

G.711

Audio input 1-ch / 4-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 kΩ)
Two-way audio

input

1-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 kΩ) (using the audio input)

Video/Audio

output

HDMI/VGA
output

1-ch, resolution:
1920 × 1080P / 60 Hz ,1600 × 1200 / 60 Hz,1280 × 1024 / 60 Hz, 1280 ×
720 / 60 Hz, 1024 × 768 / 60 Hz

CVBS output 1-ch, BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω),

resolution: PAL: 704 × 576, NTSC: 704 × 480

Encoding
resolution

4CIF / 2CIF / CIF / QCIF

Frame rate Mode1:

4CIF / 2CIF @ 12 fps or
CIF / QCIF @ 25 fps
(P) / 30 fps (N)

Mode2:

Channel 1: 4CIF / 2CIF /
CIF / QCIF @ 25 fps
(P) / 30 fps (N),
Channel 2~4: CIF / QCIF
@ 25 fps (P) / 30 fps (N)

Mode1:

4CIF / 2CIF @ 8 fps

or CIF / QCIF @ 25
fps (P) / 30 fps (N)

Mode2:

Channel 1& Channel
5: 4CIF / 2CIF / CIF /
QCIF @ 25 fps (P) /
30 fps (N),
Other Channels: CIF /
QCIF @ 25 fps (P) /
30 fps (N)

Mode1:

4CIF / 2CIF @6fps
or CIF / QCIF @
25 fps (P) / 30 fps
(N) Mode2:
Channel 1: 4CIF /
2CIF / CIF / QCIF
@ 25 fps (P) / 30
fps (N),
Channel 2~16:

CIF / QCIF @ 25
fps (P) / 30 fps (N)

Video bit rate 32 Kbps ~ 3072 Kbps, or user defined (Max. 3072 Kbps)
Audio output 1-ch, RCA (Linear, 1 kΩ)
Audio bit rate 64 Kbps

Dual-stream Support;

Sub-stream: CIF @ 6 fps, QCIF @ 25 fps (P) /30 fps (N))

Stream type Video, Video & Audio
Synchronous

playback

4-ch 8-ch 16-ch

Hard disk SATA 1 SATA interface

Capacity Up to 4TB capacity

External
interface

Network interface 1, RJ45 10M / 100M Ethernet interface
Serial interface 1 RS-485 interface, half-duplex

USB interface 2, USB 2.0
Alarm in / out 4 / 1 8 / 4 16 / 4

General Power supply 12 VDC

Consumption
(without HDD or
DVD-R/W)

≤ 10 W ≤ 10 W ≤ 15 W

Working
temperature

-10 ºC ~+55 ºC

Working humidity 10% ~ 90%
Chassis Standalone 1U chassis

Dimensions
(W × D × H)

315 × 230 × 45 mm

Weight (without
HDD or DVD­R/W)

≤ 2 kg ≤ 4 kg ≤ 4 kg

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Table 5 Specifications for DS-7200HVI-SV

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Model DS-7204HVI-SV DS-7208HVI-SV DS-7216HVI-SV

Video/Audio

input

Video compression H.264

Video input 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch
Video input

interface

BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), PAL /NTSC self-adaptive

Audio compression G.711
Audio input 1-ch / 4-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 kΩ)

Two-way audio
input

1-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 kΩ) (using the audio input)

Video/Audio

output

HDMI/VGA output

1-ch, resolution:
1080P: 1920×1080/60Hz; SXGA: 1280×1024/60Hz;
720P: 1280×720/60Hz; XGA: 1024×768/60Hz

CVBS output 1-ch, BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω),

resolution: PAL: 704 × 576, NTSC: 704 × 480

Encoding resolution WD1 / 4CIF / 2CIF / CIF / QCIF

Frame rate WD1 / 4CIF / 2CIF /

CIF / QCIF @ 25 fps
(P) / 30 fps (N)

WD1 / 4CIF / 2CIF
@ 15 fps; CIF / QCIF
@ 25 fps (P) / 30 fps
(N)

WD1 @ 8 fps; 4CIF /
2CIF @ 10 fps; CIF /
QCIF @ 25 fps (P) /
30 fps (N)

Video bit rate 32 Kbps ~ 3072 Kbps, or user defined (Max. 3072 Kbps)
Audio output 1-ch, RCA (Linear, 1 kΩ)
Audio bit rate 64 Kbps
Dual-stream Support; sub-stream @ CIF / QCIF
Stream type Video, Video & Audio
Synchronous

playback

4-ch 8-ch 16-ch

Hard disk SATA 1 SATA interface

Capacity Up to 4TB capacity

External
interface

Network interface 1, RJ45 10M / 100M Ethernet interface
Serial interface 1 RS-485 interface, half-duplex
USB interface 2, USB 2.0
Alarm in / out 4 / 1 8 / 4 16 / 4

General Power supply 12 VDC

Consumption
(without HDD or
DVD-R/W)

≤ 10 W ≤ 10 W ≤ 15 W

Working
temperature

-10 ºC ~+55 ºC

Working humidity 10% ~ 90%
Chassis Standalone 1U chassis
Dimensions

(W × D × H)

315 × 230 × 45 mm

Weight (without
HDD or DVD-R/W)

≤ 2 kg

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Table 6 Specifications for DS-7200HWI-SH

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Model DS-7204HWI-SH DS-7208HWI-SH DS-7216HWI-SH

Video/Audio

input

Video compression H.264

Video input 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch
Video input

interface

BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), PAL /NTSC self-adaptive

Audio compression G.711
Audio input 1-ch / 4-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 kΩ)

Two-way audio
input

1-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 kΩ) (using the audio input)

Video/Audio

output

HDMI/VGA
output

1-ch, resolution:
1080P: 1920×1080/60Hz; SXGA: 1280×1024/60Hz;
720P: 1280×720/60Hz; XGA: 1024×768/60Hz

CVBS output 1-ch, BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω),

resolution: PAL: 704 × 576, NTSC: 704 × 480

Encoding
resolution

WD1 / 4CIF / 2CIF / CIF / QCIF

Frame rate 25 fps (P) / 30 fps (N)
Video bit rate 32 Kbps ~ 3072 Kbps, or user defined (Max. 3072 Kbps)
Audio output 1-ch, RCA (Linear, 1 kΩ)
Audio bit rate 64 Kbps
Dual-stream Support; sub-stream @ CIF/ QCIF
Stream type Video, Video & Audio
Synchronous

playback

4-ch 8-ch 16-ch

Hard disk SATA 1 SATA interface 2 SATA interfaces

Capacity Up to 4TB capacity for each disk

External
interface

Network interface 1, RJ45 10M / 100M Ethernet interface
Serial interface 1 RS-485 interface, half-duplex
USB interface 2, USB 2.0
Alarm in / out 4 / 1 8 / 4 16 / 4

General Power supply 12 VDC

Consumption
(without hard disk
or DVD-R/W)

≤ 10 W ≤ 15 W ≤ 20 W

Working
temperature

-10 ºC ~+55 ºC

Working humidity 10% ~ 90%
Chassis Standalone 1U chassis 19-inch rack-mounted 1U chassis

Dimensions
(W × D × H)

315 × 230 × 45 mm 445 × 290 × 45mm

Weight (without
hard disk or DVD­R/W)

≤ 2 kg ≤ 4 kg ≤ 4 kg

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HDD Storage Calculation Chart

The following chart shows an estimation of storage space used based on recording at one channel for an hour at a
fixed bit rate.

Bit Rate Storage Used

96K 42M
128K 56M
160K 70M
192K 84M
224K 98M
256K 112M
320K 140M
384K 168M
448K 196M
512K 225M
640K 281M
768K 337M
896K 393M
1024K 450M
1280K 562M
1536K 675M
1792K 787M
2048K 900M

Note: Please note that supplied values for storage space used is just for reference. Storage space used is estimated

by formulas and may have some deviation from actual value.

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Menu Operation

Menu Structure

The menu structure of the DVR is shown as below:

Note: You can right click on the Shutdown button to exit the main menu.

Startup and Shutdown

Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the DVR.

Before you start:

Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the device’s requirement, and the ground
connection is working properly.

Starting up the device:

Steps:

1. Check the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet. It is HIGHLY recommended that an

Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) be used in conjunction with the device.

2. Press the POWER button on the rear panel. The Power indicator LED should turn green indicating that the

unit begins to start up.

Shutting down the device:

Steps:

1. Enter the Shutdown menu.

Main Menu > Shutdown

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2. Click the Shutdown button to enter the following dialog box:

3. Click the Yes button. The following message box pops up:

4. Turn off the power switch on the rear panel of DVR.

Using the Setup Wizard

The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the device. By default, the Setup Wizard starts
once the device has loaded.
Operating the Setup Wizard:

1. Select the system language from the drop-down menu. The default language is English.
Click Apply to save the resolution settings.

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2. Check the checkbox to enable Setup Wizard when device starts. Click Next to continue the setup wizard.

You can also click Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard, or use the Setup Wizard next time by leaving the “Start
wizard when device starts?” checkbox checked and exit.

3. Click Next button on the Wizard window to enter the Login window.

1) Enter the admin password. By default, the password is 12345.

2) To change the admin password, check the New Admin Password checkbox. Enter the new password

and confirm the password in the given fields.

4. Click the Next button to enter the Date and Time settings window.

Set the time zone, date format, system date and system time.

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5. Click Next button which takes you back to the Network Setup Wizard window.
Set the network parameters, including the NIC type, IPv4 address, IPv4 subnet mask, default gateway, etc.
You can enable the DHCP to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server.

6. Click Next button to enter the HDD Management window.

To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization removes all the data saved in the HDD.

7. Click Next button to enter the Record Settings window.

1) Select the camera to configure.

2) Check the checkbox to enable Start Recording.

3) Select the recording mode to Normal or Motion Detection.

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4) Click Copy to copy the record settings of the current camera to other camera (s) if needed.

5) Click OK to return to the Record Settings window.

8. Click OK to complete the startup Setup Wizard.

Live View

Some icons are provided on screen in Live View mode to indicate different camera status. These icons include:

Live View Icons

In the live view mode, there are icons at the right top of the screen for each channel, showing the status of the
record and alarm in the channel, so that you can find problems as soon as possible.

Alarm (video loss, tampering or motion detection or sensor alarm).

Record (manual record, schedule record, motion detection record or alarm triggered record)

Alarm & Record

Using the Mouse in Live View

In the live view mode, use the mouse to right-click on the window to access the following menu:

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Table 7 Mouse Operation in Live View

Icon Name Description

Main Menu Enter the main menu of the system.
Single Screen Switch to the single full screen live view mode.
Multi-screen Switch to multi-screen live view mode.

Note: The multi-screen icon varies according to the device models.

Normal Record Start all-day normal recording for all channels.
Motion Detection

Record

Start motion detection recording for all channels.

Playback Play back the record video.
Aux Monitor Switch to the auxiliary output mode and the operation for the main output is

disabled.

Note: If you enter Aux monitor mode and the Aux monitor is not connected,

the mouse operation is disabled; you need to switch back to the Main output
with the VOIP/MON button and Enter button on IR remote control.

Output Mode Set the video output mode to Standard, Bright, Gentle or Vivid.
Quick NetSet Quick settings of the network parameters, e.g., DDNS, UPnP™ and DHCP.
Previous Screen Switch to the previous screen.
Next Screen Switch to the next screen.
Start/Stop Auto-

switch

Enable/disable the auto-switch of the screens.

Note: The dwell time of the live view configuration must be set before using

Start Auto-switch.

Main/Aux Output Switching

When the HDMI/VGA output is configured as the main output, you can perform the following operation to switch
to CVBS output as the main output.

Steps:

1. Use the mouse wheel to double-click on the HDMI/VGA output screen, and the following message box pops
up:

2. Use the mouse wheel to double-click on the screen again to switch to the Aux output, or click Cancel to
cancel the operation.

PTZ Control

Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before
you set the PTZ camera.
Before you start, please check that the PTZ and the DVR are connected properly through RS-485 interface.
In the Live View mode, you can press the PTZ Control button on the IR remote control, or choose the PTZ

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Control icon to enter the PTZ toolbar.

Table 8

Description of the PTZ toolbar icons

Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description

Direction button and the

auto-cycle button

Zoom+, Focus+,

Iris+

Zoom-, Focus-,

Iris-

The speed of the PTZ

movement

Light on/off Wiper on/off

3D-Zoom Image

Centralization

Preset

Patrol Pattern Menu

Previous item Next item Start

pattern/patrol

Stop the patrol or pattern

movement

Minimize

windows

Exit

Record

You can perform the steps below to realize quick recording settings in live view mode.

1. In the live view mode, use the mouse to right-click on the window to access the following menu:

2. Click the start all-day normal recording for all channels or click to start motion detection recording

for all channels.

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3. In the pop-up message box, click Yes to finish the quick recording settings for all channels.

Note: The full-screen motion detection triggered recording is configured by default in this mode.

Playback

Play back the record files of a specific channel in the live view menu.

Instant Playback by Channel

Choose a channel under live view using the mouse and click the button in the quick settings toolbar.

Note: Only record files recorded during the past five minutes on this channel will be played back.

Playback by Channel

1. Enter the Playback menu.

Mouse: right-click a channel in live view mode and select from the menu.

Press PLAY button on the IR remote control to play back record files of the channel under single-screen
live view.
Under multi-screen live view, record files of the top left channel (not masked) will be played back.

2. Playback management.

The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process.

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The channel and time selection menu will display by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface.
Tick the channel or channels if you want to switch playback to another channel or execute simultaneous playback
of multiple channels.

Backup

Recorded files can be backed up to various devices which connected with the DVR, such as USB flash drives,
USB HDDs or a DVD writer.
To export recorded files:

1. Enter Export interface.

Main Menu>Export>Normal

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2. Set search conditions and click Search button to enter the search result interface.

3. Select record files you want to back up.

Click button to play the record file if you want to check it.
Check the checkbox before the record files you want to back up.

Note: The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the lower-left corner of the window.

4. Export the record files.
Click Export button and start backup.

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